Horseshoe.



No. 876,928. n

T. J. & A. L. ANDERSON.

' HORSESHOE.

- APPLICATION FILED NOV. 2. 1906.

PATENTED JAN; 21, 1908;

TOR/VAL J. ANDERSON AND ALBERT L. ANDERSON, OF RUGKDALE, 'WISCQNSIN.

no. means,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jim. 53 1 1 908.

Application filed November 2,1068. Serial No. 341302 To all whom 'it may concern: I

Be it known that we, Tonven J. Annnnsonend ALBERT ii. Anoranson, citizens of the United Stotes,residing at Ro'okdele, in the county of Done and State of -idhsoonsin, have invented certain new and useful 'Iinrovenlents in Horseshoes, of which the folowing is a specification.

The object of this invention is the production of a horseshoe provided 'Wlllll callrs of improved form and improved means for securing the calks in place.

In the nccompnnyin i'lrmvings Figure l is a persoeotive View of ii horseshoe embodying the features of our invent ion. Fig. 2 is e seotional detail iew illustrating the manner of securing the (:nlks in place, the toe call: shown in said view being; somewhat different from the one shown in Fig. 1. Figs. 3 and i are respectively perspective and top plan views of still another form of toe eellr. F 5 and 6 are perspective views of two alternative forms of heel enlhs.

Our invention may he embodied in horseshoes of any of the wellrknown forms. Tihe horseshoe 1 herein shown is provided with a toe calk 2 and hoelrelks 3, said oalks, in this instance, lin ing prism-sl'mpe body portions and sharp hearing edges 4 which are arranged transversely of the shoe. When desirable the horseshoe hniy be provided with eallas 5 of the form shown in Figs. 3 and. t, said oslks having blunt hearing portions 6. The oolks 2 and 5 are provided with attaching lugs 7 having perforations 8 therein. As indicated in Fig.4, these perforations are preferably somewhat elongated for a purpose to appear hereinafter. in the roe and heel portions of the horseshoe 1 are formed pairs of circular 0 enings 9,-the openings of each peir being t e same distance apart. he toe (talks 2 and 5 are secured in pliire, in this instai'ioe, by means of rivets ll) sealed in the openings 8 and 9. The heel milks 3, ll and 12 (Figs. 1, 5 and (i) are similarly secured in piece by means of rivets 13. The rivet holes 9 in the heel portions of the horseshoe being located the some distance 9 in the toe portion, it l seen that cslks 2411s if desired vtired upon the heel portions of the "hoe with the heeril'ig edge 4 extending longitudinally of the shoe, this construction being especially adapted to prevent side-slipping.

The prisnrshape milks 2 and 3 may he of the constructionshown in Fig. 2 wherein a blade 14 of hardened steel is inserted in the cell: to make the some self-sharpening.

In fitting the shoe to a horses foot the sides of the shoe may be bent to moire the shoe Wider or narrower as required. Such bending being not to bring the rivet holes 9 in the toe portion nearer together or farther apart, the openings 8 intl'ie toe sell: are made somewhatelongsted so that the rivets 10 may be inserted in the openings 2% and 9.

We claim as our invention:

1. Aimrseshoe having onenings formed toe portionv and sell;

portion 'irovided ts mg with elongated open? u hstentieliy in olineinen t, and means edepte ed to extend through the openings in said ails-- taehing portion and the open ngs in the shoe. pair of openings 2. A horseshoe having therein, and a tion provided with elongated perforations, and means adopted to extend perforations in said attaching portion and the openings in the shoe.

3. iii horseshoe having it pair of openings therein, and o oelir having an attaching ortion provided with elongated perforations whose lines of greet-est Width are substantially in slinement, and means extend tin-(nigh the perforations in said attsehiiig' portion and the openings in the shoe.

TORVAL ANDERSON.- Aliiiilfiiil 1L ANDERSUN.

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apart are the openings cell: having an attaching por through the ieving' en o't'teohadapted to 85 herein, Whose lines of greatest Width. are p 

